Electron Beam Processes
The Electron Beam Processes Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is a spin-off from the International Conference on High-Powered Electron Beam Technology, originally founded by Dr. Robert Bakish in 1983. Today, high-power electron beam technology is well established for coating, melting and welding. The EB TAC focus is the development of new coatings and coating processes using electron beam technology as well as new ebeam components, such as power supplies and beam control systems to enhance material properties. Of particular interest are improvements to equipment that enable new applications such as additive manufacturing of turbine engine components and medical implants.
The TAC supports the technical and technological exchange of knowledge to promote electron beam technology especially for industrial applications and is looking for papers on the topics listed below:
Advances in high-rate PVD by electron beam evaporation (EB-PVD), such as for thermal barrier coatings.
- Electron beam processes for the production of novel materials
- Additive manufacturing with electron beam
- Thermal processes (welding, hardening, refining, drilling)
- Non-thermal processes (curing, sterilization, crosslinking, gas conversion)
- New applications for PVD by electron beam evaporation for photovoltaics, concentrated solar, energy production (fuel cells), energy storage (batteries) and high efficiency lighting,
- Modelling of electron beam sources, processes, and systems
- New components in electron beam technology (guns, power supplies, vacuum systems, plasma assist)
- Emerging technologies (electron generation, beam guidance, etc.)
- Related and new applications of electron beam processes
Electron Beam Processes TAC Chair: Stefan Saager, Fraunhofer FEP, stefan.saager@fep.fraunhofer.de; Assistant TAC Chairs: Gösta Mattausch, Fraunhofer FEP, Germany, goesta.mattausch@fep.fraunhofer.de; Jack Mershon, PGT, jack.mershon@linde.com; Asim Mirza, boltplatz-numerical plasma dynamics GmbH, mirza@boltplatz.eu; Matthias Neumann, VON ARDENNE GmbH, Germany, neumann.matthias@vonardenne.biz; Sergio Pace, CRM Group, sergio.pace@crmgroup.be; Mark Pellman, Vital Chemicals & FHR North America, markapellman@outlook.com; Jason Van Sluytman, Honeywell, jason.vansluytman@honewell.com